According to this Forbes article: 1. In 2013, the average student who’d borrowed money to pay for college graduated with a debt of $28,400. 2. Many of those students were not even sure how much they were borrowing. The average teenager who agrees to take on student loans has never had a credit card payment, […]
Read More >Help wanted in Newton, MA
Our Newton, Massachusetts office is hiring a part-time assistant counselor with the potential to grow into a full-time position for the right candidate. If you live in the Newton area and would like to be a part of our mission to make college admissions more enjoyable for kids and parents, we would love to hear […]
Read More >Is it really trash?
There was some heated debate this week on the NACAC listserv about some colleges’ deferral policies, specifically, schools that require those applicants who are deferred to reply—by a set date—to indicate whether or not they wish to be reconsidered for a spot in the regular admissions pool. This generated two important notes from our Collegewise […]
Read More >Are you willing to take the shot?
According to this Nike commercial, Michael Jordan missed 26 game-winning shots in his career. As Jordan says in the ad, “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” The obvious point is that even the best fail occasionally. The key is to keep going after the […]
Read More >They’ll look at you
Many of the rumors, myths, and other erroneous pieces of information about college admissions include some version of a perceived weakness that results in colleges refusing to even consider an applicant. I group these as, “Colleges won’t even look at you.” The statements sound like this: “I heard if you don’t have any leadership positions, […]
Read More >Become someone they’d miss
The best way to stand out, be appreciated, and generally be successful doesn’t change much from high school through adult life: 1. Spend the time and energy to become really good at something. 2. Share it with people who need/want it. Whether that’s scoring goals for the hockey team, writing columns for the newspaper, sharing […]
Read More >At your high school reunion…
Students, are you doing anything to anyone at school today that you’ll feel the need to apologize for when you attend your high school reunion? If so, stop. Even better, start behaving in ways that you’d be proud for your fellow reunion attendees to remember about your high school self. When in doubt, just be […]
Read More >Did your students miss deadlines?
Counselors, if you have students who missed deadlines for any (or all) of their chosen colleges and they’re looking to you to suggest new options, here’s a tip via Katie in our Bellevue office. You can search for colleges on the Common App here and filter by the deadline. And from Colleen in our San Francisco Bay […]
Read More >“Here’s what I’m doing”
My wife and I occasionally employ a social planning strategy we call, “Here’s what we’re doing.” We’ll pick something we want to do and make our plans—then we’ll invite any and all interested friends to join us, like this: “We’re going to see [this movie] on [this day] at [this time and place]. We’d love […]
Read More >“We’ve always done it this way”
“We’ve always done it this way” is a perfectly acceptable reason not to change things up as long as you aren’t hoping for different results. But if you’re hoping to get better, grow, stand out, or otherwise set the bar higher for yourself or your group, doing things the way you’ve always done them probably […]
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